Grain-shocker.



PATENLTED APR. 9, 1907.

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Specification of Letters Patent. application nea neueste; 26,1905. serial No. 293,265.

Patented Aprn e, 1907.

; Be a known' than, Jem: e. STEWART, a-

citizen of the United States, residingat Monmoith, in the countyo `WarrenandState of `Illinois, haveinventedl I IQWihand useful Im` proveniente in Grain-Shockers, of which the ollowing is a speciiication.

This invention relates'to certain new [and useful improvements in grain-sho ckers ,Wherein the shocker is attached to thejbinder, the

-vobje'ct in view being to provide'agshocker specification, l' ie figures-ind which willv more eiiectually set up the shocks particularly Y without the 'necessity receptacle lrepresented as broken' away to more clearly show a side view oi the cone lor divider inthe receptacle.l Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig; 3 is'a front end view. Fig, 4 is a rear end view of the receptacle. Reference now being had to vthe accompanying drawings'by numerals, 1 represents the shocker-frame, to? which other parts of the shocker are secured and attached, as hereinafter speciied. 1 2 is the receptacle for forming the shook. of grain and setting up the shock, the receptacley being pivotcd to the roar-'ends of the side bars of the shocker-frame, as shown at 3, the

`the said pivots receptacle being adapted to swing freely on when posit the shock on the ground and is' adjustable up or down, as shown at 4. The recephorizontal position while the tacle lies in. a

shock is being formed, and when the shock is Aup .the shock. vdrawn away from the `shock the' person operating the shocker by taking hold'of `the receptaclev and formed the personoperating the shocker by taking holdl of the front part of the receptacle and giving it a lift causes it to swing on the said pivots to a prerpendicular position to set hen when the receptacle is giving it alight pull'causes it to swing on the said pivots and return to the horizontal position for receiving the 'next shock.. 5 'represents'adividerpplaced in the' receptacle, eXtending lengthwise from the rear end to about one-half the length'of the I receptacle, irmly secured to the bottom of .the receptacle and forming apart ofthe reoeptacle, around which the bundles 'of grain are placed in forming theshock vand which when -setsup' vand leaves an open permitting .air vto readily circulate through the shock, which' is of special advantagein oftenthe case, or if the shock should become grain, as it would be liable to do if packed closein the center, as is now done in other methods of shocking grain. The said divider is tapered in form, which' permits it to be put in-operation to deeasily drawn out of the shock after the shock away from the shock.

A art of the kdivider on which the ylast bundle orming the shock is placed, the tines of thev fork sticking into the and causing the bundles to clingtogetherwhile .being set up, the fork drawing out with the divider. V

`7 and 8 are thin flat springs of steel atvby the dotted lines at 9. 'The lower ends of the twov springs normally stand some dis'- tance away from the bottom of the recep tacle; but as the weight of the bundles of grain fall on the springs .in forming the shock thesprings are pressed downA until Then Ywhen the receptacle is tippcdto .a perpendicular position in setting up the 'shock and .is drawn away Jrom the-shock t'he'two tion and prevent falling oven I i The rear part of the s ides of the receptacle the bundles of grainl 'areextendedup ..highei}l than thev forward 'holds .the butt ofthe shock well spread out-- space through the shock, forming an air-chamber,

lgrain that is not fully ripe when cut, as is Wet with rainthe shock will dry out much" quicker and prevent molding of straw or' isset up vandthe shocker is drawn along.

6 isa fork secured to 'thetop of the front bundle and holding it close in with the bundles adjacent thereto they come in contactwith the bottom of the receptacle, as shown by dotted lines at 10. Icq

springs 7 `and@ continue to press against the s ook until they return to their normalposi'- rom' tachedto the inside of the receptacle at the topedge between the narrow-front end of the receptacle and the divider which is in the refceptacle. Thc'springs 7 and 8 are shapedtoconform to the shape of the receptacle and may be adjusted forward or'back, as shown f part,

shock is much wider than the top, the side i, extensions ofthe receptacle press' against the v the shock while itis being deposited.

13 is a iiat shallow sheet-iron deck secured to -the forward end of the shocker-frame with thebraces 14 and 15 to receive the bundles of grain as they are discharged from the binder and'is large enough to hold three-1" or more bundles. rlhe inner edge of the deck 13 extends under the edge of the binder. The forward edge and the outer edge of the deck 13 are turned up to forni a pan-like rece tacle, which prevents the bundles from fa ling oi and which catches the loose heads ofgrain, which may be gatheredup and placed in the shock and saved.

v 16 is a box secured inthe center' of the shocker-frame, betweenthe receptacle 2' and the deck 13. i

17 is a seat secured to the shocker-frame at the side next the binder for the person operating the shocker, who with a short-handled pitchfork pi ks up the bundles from the deck 13 and turning them over places the bundles in the receptacle with the' butts turned back next to :the fingers in the rear end of the receptacle and when the shock is formed tips the receptacle to a perpendicular position and sets up the shock.

If while moving the bundles of grain from the deck to the receptacle loose grain should drop, the box 16 catches and holds all such loose grain, so that in working the shocker much loose grain is saved which would other- Wise be lost. f

1S represents an axle with the brace 19, which are made of gas pipe or tubing and are attached to the binder-frame with the two clamps 20 and 21. The clamp 20 is attached to the axle with the bolt 34, and the clamp 21 is attached to the brace 19 with the bolt 35. The end of the clamps 2() and 21 are inserted in the ends of the tubing in such a manner that the axle may be adjusted close -to the binder-frame or farther away to suit different makes of binders, as shown by bolt-holes at 22 and 23. The outer end of the axle is carried by the wheel 24. j

25 is a brace-rod extending from the axle to the tongue of the binder.

26 and 27 are two adjustable clamps attached .to the axle, to which the shockerframe is coupled todraw the shocker forward over the ground and may be adjusted to any position on the axle to set the'shocker close to or farther away from the binder, as shown by the dotted lines at 28.

as Vsliownat 11. As'the bottom of the .The weight of the forward part of the shocker-frame l and deck 13 rests on/thc' axle,- while the greater portion of the weight of the rear part of the shocker-frame 1, the rcceptacle 2, and weight of the person operating the shocker is carried on the two casterwheels 29 and 30, secured to the rear part of the shocker-frame. Y,

The dotted lines at 32l represent the deck of the binder, where the `bundles of grain are tied by the binder, and when discharged from the binder are deposited on the deck 13 of the grain-shocker. A n

The'dotted lines at 33 represent the master-wheel of the binder.

31 represents the binder-frame. I am awarel that grain-.ebookers have been Aattached to binders for-shocking 'grain and Vthat grain-shockeis have been made with some parts similar in appearance to parts of.

the shocker herein described; but l am not aware that any grain-shocker has been made, shown, or described the same as the invention herein shown and described. Therefor having thus described my invention I do not claim the invention broadly; but

What I do claim, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In ya 'grain-shocker, the combination with the shocker-frame, of the receptacle attached tothe rear art of the said Jframe, having a divider p aced in the receptacle, extending from the rear end to the central part of the said receptacle and forming a part of the receptacle, a fork secured to the top and forward part of the said divider,y adjustable springs in the said receptacle attached to the sides of the receptacle between the said divider and the front end of the receptacle.

2. In a 'grain-shocker, the combination IOO with the shocker-frame, of al receptacle attached to the rear part` of the said frame,

having a divider placed in the receptacle and forming a part of the rece tacle, a deck secured to the forward part o the said shockerframe, with a box secured to the central part of the said shocker-frame, for the purpose Vof catching all loose grain that falls when the bundles of grain are being moved from the said deck to the said receptacle.

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3. The combination of a binder-frame with I a shocker, said shocker comprisin a shockerframe, clamps 20 and 21 attache to the said binder-frame, the adjustable axle attached to the said clamps Witha wheel journaled to the outer end of the said axle, clamps 26 and 27 attached to the said axle and adjustable thereon, with the said lshocker-frame coupled to the said clamps.

4. In a grain-shocker, the combination of a shocker-frame, a `receptacle attached to the said frame, a divider placediin the said recep tacle and forming a part,'thereof, with t fork secured to the top and'ront part ofthe bundle'clo'se in with the shock'.

- -rearpart of thesaid frame in a'normall5T hori- 1, of thel recep is'aid d vidervftf'i engage the 'bundle of grain placed on top `ofthe saiddivide'r and hold the 15, vIn a grain-shocker, the combination of a shockerlframe, la receptacle attached to the zontal position to: receive the bundles of grain,` vhavinglna divider placed in the rece 'tacle' and forming a part thereof', with tllie `|two adjustable springs attached to the sides tacle between the` said divider andthe frontend of the receptacle, the lower ends of thesaids rings 'normally set some ydistance up vfrom t e bottom of the receptacle,"bent to conform to the shape of the receptacle when pressed down with the bundles of'graim f n "6. The combination of a binder-frame with a' shocker, 'said shocker comprising ashocker- I frame,` areceptacle attached to the rear'part ofthe said shocker-frame,having a divider placed in the receptacle and forming a part of the receptacle, a deck secured to the forward part of thesaid shocker-frame, secured to the said shocker-frame between the said receptacle and the'said deck, clams l attached to the said binder-frame with adjustable axle attached to the said clamps,

-clamps26 and 27 attached to the *said axle and adjustable thereon,

with the said shockerfraine coupled to the said -adjusta'ble clamps In testimony 'whereoil IA aflix my Vsignature in presence of two witnesses JOHN G'. STEWART.

- Witnesses:

F. C. lWHITEHOUSE, WLR. BURNBAM. 

